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I could definitely relate to the whole "let me start with a 1500 page tome". I also tried my luck with a Visual C++ brick about 10 years ago, that worked out ex
by BadassFractal 15y ago
I could definitely relate to the whole "let me start with a 1500 page tome". I also tried my luck with a Visual C++ brick about 10 years ago, that worked out exactly as described in the article. To some extent I don't feel those books were ever meant for total beginners.
- kragen 15y agoThey aren't meant for people to read. They're meant to sell. Read the highly-entertaining and no doubt at least partly accurate explanation in http://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/dead-trees/story http://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/dead-trees/story under the subhead "Flaming Summary: Why Computer Books Suck."